They Saw it Happen: An Anthology of Eyewitness's Accounts of Events in British History, 1689-1897, Volum 3Blackwell, 1958 - 311 sider |
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... o'clock the enemy first made their appearance upon the heights , between us and the town ; whereupon we halted , and ... o'clock we had two pieces of short brass six - pounders playing on the enemy , which threw them into some confusion ...
... o'clock the enemy first made their appearance upon the heights , between us and the town ; whereupon we halted , and ... o'clock we had two pieces of short brass six - pounders playing on the enemy , which threw them into some confusion ...
Side 130
... o'clock , the Tonnant opened her fire . All the ships , from the Guerrier to the Tonnant were now engaged against a superior force : this only redoubled the ardour of the French who kept up a very heavy and regular fire . At 8 o'clock ...
... o'clock , the Tonnant opened her fire . All the ships , from the Guerrier to the Tonnant were now engaged against a superior force : this only redoubled the ardour of the French who kept up a very heavy and regular fire . At 8 o'clock ...
Side 140
... o'clock we gave three cheers , and then the engagement began very hot on both sides , but about five o'clock the victory was ours , and twenty sail - of - the - line struck to us . They had 34 sail - of - the - line and we had 27 of the ...
... o'clock we gave three cheers , and then the engagement began very hot on both sides , but about five o'clock the victory was ours , and twenty sail - of - the - line struck to us . They had 34 sail - of - the - line and we had 27 of the ...
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Admiral appeared arms army attack ball battle became boats boys British cannon Captain Hardy carriage cavalry Chartist cheers Colonel crowd dead deck Disraeli dress Duke of Wellington E. F. Benson Edinburgh Review enemy enemy's England English extract eyes fire fleet followed French Further Reading gave gentlemen George George II Greville Memoirs guard guns hand head heard Horace Walpole horse hour House infantry John John Woolman killed King King's Lady letter Lieutenant London looked Lord Hervey Lord Nelson Lord Palmerston Lord Raglan Lord Wellington Lordship marched minutes morning Murray never night o'clock officers Oxford passed person poor Prince prisoners Queen Queen Victoria regiment returned round Rovers Royal seemed sent ship shot shout side signal soldiers soon Source speech squadron streets struck told took town troops victory walked Whig whole wounded